Lions' Suh is anything but popular outside Detroit

Dec. 8, 2012

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The Indianpolis Star reported this week that Colts guard Mike McGlynn was angry because of Suh's on-field actions in last week's game.

Where have we heard this before?

Following a Don Carey interception with 6:40 left in the game, Suh leveled Colts right tackle Winston Justice, who suffered a concussion on the play. What upset McGlynn was that Suh and his teammates stood over Justice and laughed and danced.

"Totally ignorant on their part," McGlynn told the Star. "Just childish stuff. We're all battling out there; I don't know if the hit was legal or not, but clearly he was hurt, and they're out there dancing and pointing at him and laughing. Just blatant disrespect. They're good players but there's no room for that. It's disgusting, really.

"If that had happened to one of their players, we'd never do something like that. But that's what makes this even sweeter. That's why they lose. I hope they never win another game."

Suh denied that he was celebrating because of another player's injury.

“Since Sunday there’s been tremendous accusations, a lot of things said about me and the particular play that happened between me and Winston Justice,” Suh told the Detroit News. “I am the type of person that would never celebrate anybody being injured. I was celebrating my team playing well. . . .

“I feel bad that it’s even something I had to deal with, but it is what it is. I’ve been an easy target for negative things. I understand it’s part of my life and I am moving past it.”

Suh was criticized heavily for stomping on Packers offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith during a Thanksgiving Day game in 2011.

A year later, during a Thanksgiving Day game last month, Suh was fined $30,000 for kicking Houston Texans QB Matt Schaum in the groin. Schaub later said he wouldn't want a player like Suh as his teammate. Suh called the groin kick inadvertent.

Stay tuned as Suh brings his unpopular act to Lambeau Field on Sunday night.